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Friday, April 13, 2012Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by PHX (vs HOU) and TOR (vs BOS).

Final · Box score
Cavs83
Pacers102
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +19; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Magic81
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +28
Final · Box score
Nets95
Sixers89
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -3; Q3 NJN -3; Q4 NJN +6
Final · Box score
Celtics79
Raptors84
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Bobcats82
Heat105
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Wizards65
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +38
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Pistons97
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Suns112
Rockets105
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Hornets96
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +11
Final · Box score
Kings89
Thunder115
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Blazers94
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +3
On this day · 2010–11Apr 13, 2011: 15 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Toronto handles Boston by 5

Marcus Camby goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+10+5TOR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2016113279
Raptors1317272784
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 15, 20, 18, 28, 16, 10, 11, 22TOR22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 2, 18, 10, 8, 0, 18, 5, 17TOR17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 23, 15, 22, 24, 17, 27, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 19, 9, 4, 18, 11, 7, 15BOS15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Washington by 38, the widest margin of 12 games.

DAL over POR3TOR over BOS5NJN over PHI6LAL over DEN6PHX over HOU7NOH over UTA11MIL over DET16IND over CLE19MIA over CHA23OKC over SAC26ATL over ORL28NYK over WAS38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hornets17
Nets-Sixers11
Bucks-Pistons10
Suns-Rockets5
Kings-Thunder5
Nuggets-Lakers5
Cavs-Pacers4
Celtics-Raptors2
Hawks-Magic0
Bobcats-Heat0
Wizards-Knicks0
Mavs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 217, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 112, Rockets 105
217
Bucks-PistonsBucks 113, Pistons 97
210
Kings-ThunderKings 89, Thunder 115
204
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 97, Lakers 103
200
Mavs-BlazersMavs 97, Blazers 94
191
Hawks-MagicHawks 109, Magic 81
190
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 82, Heat 105
187
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 102
185
Nets-SixersNets 95, Sixers 89
184
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 96
181
Wizards-KnicksWizards 65, Knicks 103
168
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 79, Raptors 84
163
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 97, Blazers 94
+3 DAL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 79, Raptors 84
+5 TOR
Nets-SixersNets 95, Sixers 89
+6 NJN
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 97, Lakers 103
+6 LAL
Suns-RocketsSuns 112, Rockets 105
+7 PHX
Jazz-HornetsJazz 85, Hornets 96
+11 NOH
Bucks-PistonsBucks 113, Pistons 97
+16 MIL
Cavs-PacersCavs 83, Pacers 102
+19 IND
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 82, Heat 105
+23 MIA
Kings-ThunderKings 89, Thunder 115
+26 OKC
Hawks-MagicHawks 109, Magic 81
+28 ATL
Wizards-KnicksWizards 65, Knicks 103
+38 NYK
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 112, Rockets 105
7 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 79, Raptors 84
7 pts
Jazz-HornetsNOH won · Jazz 85, Hornets 96
4 pts
Nets-SixersNJN won · Nets 95, Sixers 89
3 pts
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 83, Pacers 102
3 pts
Barnes shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesLAL · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
MarionDAL · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BoshMIA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
GoodenMIL · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
GortatPHX · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 97Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3026251697
Blazers1625203394
The story
Delonte West had 21 points as Dallas beat Portland 97-94

Wesley Matthews led Portland with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +14+15+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nicolas Batum led the game in fantasy with 43.6 FPTS (20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 97Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1929232697
Lakers30242524103
The story
Matt Barnes' 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Denver, 103-97

For Denver, Andre Miller had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-11 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+6+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 95Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2417223295
Sixers1826222389
The story
New Jersey beat Philadelphia 95-89 behind 22 points from MarShon Brooks

Jrue Holiday paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6−3−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kris Humphries topped the game at 44.1 FPTS: 18 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Bynum leads the day with 30

Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 19, 0, 36, 19, 23, 18, 16, 30Lakers-Nuggets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 21, 30, 44, 23, 19, 22, 29Thunder-Kings · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 18, 31, 25, 12, 2, 18, 21, 27Jazz-Hornets · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 16, 9, 20, 8, 7, 14, 0, 26Bucks-Pistons · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 11, 6, 13, 16, 7, 21, 25Pistons-Bucks · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 6 games: 20, 22, 15, 31, 10, 25Hornets-Jazz · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Goran DragicHOU+9.2 20.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
JJ HicksonPOR+7.1 14.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+7.0 28.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Glen DavisORL+6.9 15.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Shannon BrownPHX+6.2 16.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Nick YoungLAC−6.1 8.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN−3.9 11.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Samuel DalembertHOU−3.7 4.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Richard HamiltonCHI−3.6 7.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−3.5 17.6 last 10 · 21.1 season